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re: Can anyone logically defend the 21 drinking age law?
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:17 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:17 am to Bjorn Cyborg
This is a tough one for me. Think about how stupid you were at 21, double that, and you get 18.
The libertarian in me is also conflicted. If we were to change it to 18, why not just abolish the age restriction completely. Why 18?
I think 19 or 20 is a reasonable change because that excludes HS kids.
A physiological argument: it could be hypothesized that those close to the legal age are more likely to think themselves ready to drink and are more likely to drink underage. If we were to move the age to 18 15-17 year olds would then be the ones more likely to underage drink. Drinking alcohol to get drunk at an age where you are still developing your body and brain is not a good thing to do..
The libertarian in me is also conflicted. If we were to change it to 18, why not just abolish the age restriction completely. Why 18?
I think 19 or 20 is a reasonable change because that excludes HS kids.
A physiological argument: it could be hypothesized that those close to the legal age are more likely to think themselves ready to drink and are more likely to drink underage. If we were to move the age to 18 15-17 year olds would then be the ones more likely to underage drink. Drinking alcohol to get drunk at an age where you are still developing your body and brain is not a good thing to do..
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Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:21 am to bamafan1001
All that is fine. But we either need to define the age of majority or we don't.
You could change it to "marriage" or "join the army" in your post. Would it make more sense?
It is completely illogical to say that someone is old enough to go to war, receive the death penalty, vote or get married, but not to drink alcohol.
You could change it to "marriage" or "join the army" in your post. Would it make more sense?
It is completely illogical to say that someone is old enough to go to war, receive the death penalty, vote or get married, but not to drink alcohol.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 11:37 am to bamafan1001
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This is a tough one for me. Think about how stupid you were at 21, double that, and you get 18.
The libertarian in me is also conflicted. If we were to change it to 18, why not just abolish the age restriction completely. Why 18?
I think 19 or 20 is a reasonable change because that excludes HS kids.
A physiological argument: it could be hypothesized that those close to the legal age are more likely to think themselves ready to drink and are more likely to drink underage. If we were to move the age to 18 15-17 year olds would then be the ones more likely to underage drink. Drinking alcohol to get drunk at an age where you are still developing your body and brain is not a good thing to do..
Disregarding the medical arguments, I've always been of the mindset that's it's better to get such shite out of your system sooner rather than later. I feel like this 21 drinking age is just another of the many things we are doing to stunt the progress to adulthood of the youth of today.
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